Stress Relief Healthy Tips ways for Holidays time

It's all too easy to get caught up in hustle and bustle and send your stress level through the roof, and your health plummeting, with the holidays fast approaching.

If it’s possible than, trying to find the perfect gift for everyone on your list can add unnecessary pressure, remember the reason for the season and make your gift reflect that original simplicity.

Calendar which has pictures of happy times for each month of the New Year or home-made goodies from your kitchen are most effective ideas that will save you money and time.

Always be careful not to over extend yourself, choose only those activities that you look forward to and decline invitations for the rest.

Do something nice for you each day. Make an appointment for yourself on your calendar and keep it. You can do it simple way by taking a walk with your dog, or chatting with a friend on the phone, which will keep your stress levels low and your enthusiasm high.

Stress weakens the immune system. And a weakened immune system means that your body is less able to fight off germs and viruses that can develop into colds, flu, and respiratory congestion that exacerbate other chronic conditions such as allergy and asthma.

Maintain Healthy Indoor Air Quality Most of us are probably indoors more during the holidays than at any other time during the year.

Constantly filtering your air with a high efficiency particle arresting (HEPA) air purifier will remove airborne particles and odors thus becoming your partner in good health. Cleaner air will keep you feeling your best during the holidays and throughout the year.

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Health Care Tips Facts - Stress Stroke Symptoms Relief Treatment News

Massage therapy is renowned for its stress-relieving properties—but could massage lessen the incidence of stroke?

Many patients admitted to the hospital with stroke symptoms state that they were under great stress over a prolonged period prior to suffering their stroke.

In a patient study conducted in cooperation between the Sahlgrenska Academy at the University of Gothenburg and Sahlgrenska University Hospital, Sweden, nearly 600 patients were asked to complete a questionnaire, no later than 10 days after being admitted to the hospital with stroke, or acute cerebral infarction.

In the questionnaire, the patients were asked to choose between six choices to indicate how stressed they had felt before their stroke, from "never been stressed" to "constantly stressed over the past five years." The patients' responses were compared with a healthy control group who were asked the same question.

"We found an independent link between self-perceived psychological stress and stroke. A new finding was that the link between stress and stroke varies between different types of cerebral infarction," said Katarina Jood, a researcher at the Sahlgrenska Academy and a neurologist at Sahlgrenska University Hospital. "We do not know why stress appears to play a greater role in particular types of stroke, but it is an important finding as it prompts further studies on what role stress plays in the development of stroke."

The study is published in the scientific journal BMC Medicine.

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